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3 Guide to the Industry Studies
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... PART }} The Industry Studies
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... Some waste or nonproduct output that results from the manufacturing process is recycled directly into the input stream. Most vehicle parts and materials are reused or recycled at the end of their useful lives, some by the auto industry itself, others by industries separate from the original equipment (new-vehicle)
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... It also uses some nonproduct output to generate energy and recycles significant fractions of both pro- and postconsumer products. The analytic framework described in Figure 3-1 focuses primarily on materials flows and assumes that energy is integral to all aspects of operations.
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... The following industry studies examine environmental performance metrics in three categories: resource use, environmental burden, and human health and safety. Corporate human health and safety metrics, while sometimes related to environmental metrics, are not the focus of this report.


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